Ben Flanagan / al.comThe city of Montgomery will install eight new red light cameras to detect drivers who run traffic lights. Montgomery is also looking to install "speed cameras" that can detect those driving over speed limits in residential, school and construction zones.

MONTGOMERY, Alabama -- Montgomery drivers better slow down. They could get pulled over for speeding without even knowing it -- that is, until they get a citation in the mail.

The city could soon implement speed cameras, which can record excessive driving speed, leading officials to fine reckless drivers.

Montgomery Mayor Todd Strange said today the city will ask the legislative delegation to implement a speed camera system, which would involve putting speed detectors and cameras in plainly marked decommissioned police cars.

The system would not be unlike the current red light camera system, which monitors drivers who run red traffic lights in the city. The speed cameras will be put in neighborhood, school and construction zones, Strange said.

The mayor also said the city will install eight more red light cameras at new locations in the coming weeks or months, which he said is a direct result of a decrease in traffic accidents.

"The cameras have driven down accidents," Strange said. "Revenue is now trending down, which tells us people are running less lights. If you run it, you're going to get a citation."

As is the case with the red light cameras, Montgomery Police Department officers will have full discretion when it comes to reviewing the photographs and determining whether a citation is warranted.

Those who are caught speeding on the cameras will receive a $60 fine, roughly $17 of which will go to the city, according to Strange.

Strange said the city will probably have two vehicles with the speed cameras at first ,and will expand the amount if necessary,. They will be clearly marked police vehicles, Strange says, with fake lights on top. The cameras will be put on the dashboard or rear area of the cars.

There will also be signage near where the cars will be, but Strange said Department of Public Safety director Chris Murphy's thinking is if you speed past a marked police car, that's fair warning enough.

Strange said the city gets requests from neighborhoods and schools to install speed bumps in various areas, but he says that is the worst thing they could do. Putting a motorcycle or bicycle officer in the area would be effective, but too expensive and time-consuming, so Strange said the cameras are the best bet.

"This is not about the revenue," Strange said. "It's about making sure people slow down in those areas."